near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
probability; likelihood; chances
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
judgment; judgement; discernment
to need; to call for; to require
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that